Sentences with phrase «series feeling fresh»

Take the Battlefield series for instance; it runs on a two - year developement cycle, which not only allows DICE time to try to keep the series feeling fresh, but also allows fans time to build up genuine excitement for the next title in the series.
Just when it begins to become stale, dramatic reinvention makes the series feel fresh again.
(Side note: Ubisoft's admirable efforts to include less - tired types of characters and stories has certainly helped the series feel fresh and interesting recently.)

Not exact matches

Not since 2010's «Brotherhood» has «Assassin's Creed» felt so fresh, so expansive, and so purely focused on what the series is known for: Assassinating.
After long and successful solo careers, Gouw and Fonstad have built a venture capital firm focused on seed and series A investments that feels and acts as innovative and fresh as a startup.
It's pretty normal «double agent» and «dirty fighting» plot points, but the details surrounding it make it feel very fresh — essentially, the series» use of magic and wands instead of normal tools (combined, of course, with a great cast, technically precise execution, and the audience's strong emotional attachment) dress up what would otherwise be cliche.
While Unsolved isn't quite as slick and incisive as that FX series [American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson], it is an absorbing, provocative, and extraordinarily well - acted work of television that takes a narrative approach just novel enough to make you feel like you're seeing these long - cold cases through fresh eyes.
Apart from small minor issues, the game itself is a JRPG masterpiece: The graphics and music compliment the style of the game beautifully, the story is the best in the series, the locations and palaces you visit are astounding and the battle system has been revitalized and feels fresh and new.
Offbeat, engaging and smartly written... «Ally McBeal» is the rare example of a broadcast network premiering a series that feels fresh and different, if occasionally contrived.
The premise of She's Got ta Have It feels more socially accepted than it was 30 years ago, but the new series still adds fresh blood.
If you want to make a tried and tested game mechanic feel fresh without reinventing it, the key, it seems, is simply to wait six or seven years between instalments in a series.
The most astounding aspect of the Dragon Ball franchise in terms of gaming is how fresh and relevant each new game has felt, even after rehashing many of the same plot tropes the series has seen over the past 30 + years.
Overall, the combat will be right at home for anyone familiar with the series yet it manages to feel fresh enough to be nothing short of exciting.
Creed is the seventh film in the series, and unlike many long drawn out franchises, this one feels fresh and rejuvenated.
As a result of her treatment, Samus can now absorb any floating X parasites in the area in order to replenish her energy and weapon stock, and absorbing those within larger bosses gives her new power - ups and abilities: an effective twist on classic Metroid gameplay elements that feels fresh while still remaining true to the series's roots.
I don't know how I feel about this... Hollywood needs to leave this series alone and just attempt to start something fresh!
I felt very much the same to you although I really did find myself enjoying the first one in this reboot series thanks to some fresh and lively performances and some neat direction, this one lost all that badly.
The visual style, gameplay, area layouts, pretty much everything feels fresh and unique in the series.
It feels strange to say that about the third game in a series, but with a generation - long gap between previous entries, Pikmin 3 feels astoundingly fresh.
Pikmin 3: A lot of the best games on Wii U are sequels, but don't let that deter you; in our review of Pikmin 3, we were taken with how fresh the game felt despite being the third entry in the series.
However, here he displays an almost unchartable improvement, creating an old fashioned wu xia action drama that both acknowledges and honours Tsui Hark's excellent Once Upon A Time In China series, while also feeling incredibly fresh.
A pseudo reboot of the 1988 original, Zero recaptures series side scrolling platforming / top down shooter gameplay in faithful fashion while still managing to feel every bit as fresh and exciting today as it did three decades ago.
Cage is an enjoyable watch and the overall»70s vibe (some of the score is truly glorious) really makes the, now slightly standard, gang - and / or - ninja - based shenanigans of these Marvel Netflix series feel somewhat fresh again.
While they are never overly taxing, these puzzles are yet another throwback to the series» heyday, and they feel fresh and new again.
Though Mbatha - Raw has had roles in short - lived series «Touch» and «Undercovers» as well as a number of other credits, she feels like a fresh discovery here.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia manages the remarkable trick of remaking one of the oldest entries in the series, and making it feel fresh.
While there really isn't anything fresh or funny this time around, and you may grow tired of the series as a whole as a result, you probably will still feel glad you climbed aboard Mike Myers» zany creation for one more go - around.
«With its intriguing plot, chilling conclusion and characters who exhibit universal and timeless feelings, this fresh first has all the potential to evolve into a series as enduring as Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael books.»
Plus, I wanted each of my series to have its own look and feel fresh.
It helped that I really disliked the first NSMB DS game, and NSMBWii was like a breath of fresh air that made me feel good about the series again, but between what I heard of NSMB2 and what I played of SM3DL, NSMBU was already fighting a losing battle with me.
Luckily for Starpoint Gemini Warlords, the latest entry in the Starpoint Gemini series fresh out of Steam Early Access, exploring a huge universe feels engaging and exciting, even if it takes a significant time investment to get there.
He added that the next games in both series will feel «newer and fresher» than their predecessors.
Despite loads of skepticism this was the right direction for my beloved Picross series, Picross 3D ended up delivering the feel of classic, 2D Picross while putting a new spin giving a fresh angle adding an extra dimension (SORRY) to the gameplay so it doesn't just feel like a Picross expansion pack.
Total War: Warhammer 2 is the first game in the series that changes its predecessor's formula enough to feel fresh, while not completely reinventing the wheel.
All of these titles have enough of a nostalgia factor that they would feel fresh again, and also have fans of these series grinning from ear to ear, eager to put their money down for new games.
Sunset Overdrive felt fresh, Halo 5 was superb, Titanfall reinvented the FPS formula, and the Forza Horizon series is a joy compared to the more stilted Gran Turismo.
From its gorgeous visuals, to its solid 60 fps framerate, to its stylish new UI, to its superb soundtrack, to its familiar - yet - fresh gameplay, to its rich character roster, to its robust netcode, to so many other things, Street Fighter V feels like the evolution that the series needed — and that the fans deserved.
Startlingly, the way Blitz boils the traditional Rock Band experience down to its most rudimentary concepts feels like a breath of fresh air for the series and results in the first rhythm game to feel fresh in years.
They managed to take a major series that had began to grow stale after a handful of sequels and turned it into something fresh that still retained the core feel that made the games fun in the first place.
I believe a large part of this is because the Kirby series always finds a way to make the simple characters shine, and the core gameplay mechanics of sucking up enemies and stealing their powers feel fresh and new each time.
The addition of voice acting and a large open environment to explore change - up the game just enough to help it feel fresh and different from the other titles in the series whilst retaining the fun, charm and addictive gameplay.
Based on the legendary Wonder Boy in Monster World series Over 15 hours of epic adventure Switch between up to 6 playable characters each feeling different to keep the gameplay fresh Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment Soundtrack from Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa
This new method of traversing the environment and close quarters combat is a fresh approach to the series and makes the game feel like the genre is moving forward.
While they are never overly taxing, these puzzles are yet another throwback to the series» heyday, and they feel fresh and new again.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the latest entry in the long running video game series, bringing with it the classic puzzling gameplay that fans love, along with a few new mechanics that manage to keep this newest entry feeling fresh.
Apart from small minor issues, the game itself is a JRPG masterpiece: The graphics and music compliment the style of the game beautifully, the story is the best in the series, the locations and palaces you visit are astounding and the battle system has been revitalized and feels fresh and new.
This has made Syndicate the freshest feeling entry in the series in years.
But let's not fool ourselves, what we get is classic Metal Gear — up there with some of the best and most tense moments in the series — that also manages to feel new and fresh at the same time, moving the franchise forward in significant ways.
Each heist is comprised of a series of tasks, generally split between defending a position or traveling from one point to another, but these objectives fit so well into the heist that they feel fresh and enjoyable.
The game feels fresh and is just as fun as the series has been in the past.
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